Wanna Know Wednesday

We recently instituted a "question box" in our household.  You see, Brother Bear is full of questions.  Most of the time, I have been able to answer these questions on the fly - without resources.  But lately, these questions have become more challenging.  Thus, the Question Box.  We write the question down, then I find the time (find the time...ha ha ha!) to use my resources (read: internet) to find the answers.  

Why don't you just say, "I don't know" you ask?  Well, I may possibly - on one or two occasions - inferred to Brother Bear that Mama Bear knows everything.  And, I might possibly want to keep it that way as long as I can.  Ahem.

Thus, the Question Box.

But I digress.  I decided to introduce a similar sort of idea on this blog.  Hopefully, we can have some fun with this.  I'll ask a question, you answer, and then I'll select my favorites from the mounds of responses and feature them on the blog.  Perhaps, who knows, I might even give prizes..  

So, without further adieu, I introduce to you...... 

Wanna Know Wednesday!!!  

Here's how it works:

1.  I ask you (internet bears) a question

2.  You answer via the "comments" section of the blog.  (Confused as to how to comment?  Just click "anonymous" and you don't have to sign into anything.  Just make sure to identify yourself in the comment area)  Comments must be received no later than 11:00 p.m. on said Wednesday.

3.  I'll post my favorite answers/winner by the end of the week.

I'm excited.  Hopefully you are too!  The questions may be funny, crazy, easy, hard or just plain interesting.

So here's my question:

Brother Bear's last day of school is today (eek).  So, come 3:00 p.m., it's officially summer in our household.  But I find that there are other ways than the school calendar to know when summer has officially arrived.  For instance, we unpacked the "Slip-n-Slide" and let Brother Bear and his Bear Cub Friends play on it the other day.  Slip-n-Slides are a sure sign of summer.

I digress...again.

Wanna Know Wednesday Question:  

What is the "sign" (are the "signs") for you and your family that summer has officially begun?*

Remember, respond via the comments section on this blog.  And, who knows, you might actually get your response featured on my blog!!!  And, since this is the FIRST EVER WANNA KNOW WEDNESDAY, one lucky responder will receive a bottle of Burt's Bees Natural Insect Repellant (it is summer, you know!).   How fun!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

*note: this question is seriously easier than the current question in our Question Box - "how did God become God."  Be thankful.  Very, very thankful.